2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final
# 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final was a football match that took place on 6 June 2021 at the Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to determine the winners of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by Germany and Portugal.

Germany won the match 1–0 for their third UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.

## Route to the final

| Germany | Germany | Round | Portugal | Portugal |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| Hungary | 3–0 | Match 1 | Croatia | 1–0 |
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Match 2 | England | 2–0 |
| Romania | 0–0 | Match 3 | Switzerland | 3–0 |
| Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 3 5 2  Germany 3 5 3  Romania 3 5 4  Hungary (H) 3 0 Source: UEFA (H) Host | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 3 5 2  Germany 3 5 3  Romania 3 5 4  Hungary (H) 3 0 Source: UEFA (H) Host | Final standings | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Portugal 3 9 2  Croatia 3 3 3  Switzerland 3 3 4  England 3 3 Source: UEFA | Group D winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Portugal 3 9 2  Croatia 3 3 3  Switzerland 3 3 4  England 3 3 Source: UEFA |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Denmark | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Quarter-finals | Italy | 5–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Spain | 1–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Germany | Portugal |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Finn Dahmen |
| RB | 21 | Ridle Baku |
| CB | 5 | Amos Pieper |
| CB | 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| LB | 3 | David Raum | 90' |
| CM | 8 | Arne Maier (c) |
| CM | 6 | Niklas Dorsch | | 85' |
| RW | 7 | Florian Wirtz | 12' | 68' |
| AM | 13 | Salih Özcan | 90+2' | 90+2' |
| LW | 11 | Mërgim Berisha | | 67' |
| CF | 10 | Lukas Nmecha | 43' | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Jonathan Burkardt | | 67' |
| FW | 18 | Karim Adeyemi | | 68' |
| MF | 20 | Vitaly Janelt | | 85' |
| DF | 15 | Ismail Jakobs | | 85' |
| MF | 17 | Anton Stach | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Stefan Kuntz ||
| GK | 1 | Diogo Costa |
| RB | 5 | Diogo Dalot |
| CB | 4 | Diogo Queirós (c) |
| CB | 3 | Diogo Leite |
| LB | 2 | Abdu Conté | | 86' |
| DM | 6 | Florentino Luís | | 83' |
| CM | 7 | Vitinha | | 59' |
| CM | 10 | Daniel Bragança | 58' |
| AM | 23 | Fábio Vieira |
| CF | 11 | Dany Mota | | 46' |
| CF | 19 | Tiago Tomás | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Rafael Leão | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Jota | 90+3' | 59' |
| FW | 21 | Francisco Conceição | | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Gedson Fernandes | | 83' |
| MF | 18 | Gonçalo Ramos | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Rui Jorge ||
| Man of the Match: Ridle Baku (Germany) Assistant referees: Levan Varamishvili (Georgia) Zaza Pipia (Georgia) Fourth official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |
